Faunalytics Index – January 2023

This month's Faunalytics Index provides facts and stats about pandemic plastic waste, U.S. attitudes towards wildlife, Canadian animal welfare progress, and more!

Author: karol orzechowski | Published: January 4, 2023

Photo by Nicolas Lysandrou on Unsplash

Each month, our Faunalytics Index provides a round-up of data, statistics, and facts gleaned from the most recent research we’ve covered in our library. Our aim is to give you a quick overview of some of the most eye-catching and informative bits of data that could help you be more effective in your advocacy for animals.

If you want to know more about any given statistic, follow the links below, read the source articles, and dive deeper into the issues.

26,000

The estimated number of tons of plastic waste has been released into the ocean as a result of the pandemic, flowing from 369 global rivers.

800,000

The estimated number of tons of aquatic animals who were extracted by the Brazillian aquaculture sector in 2019.

80%

The percentage of U.S. respondents who said they would “somewhat” or “strongly” support an initiative like California's Prop 12 in their own states.

28%

The percentage of people in the U.S. who would be considered "traditionalists" who believe wild animals should be managed to benefit humans.

18%

The proportion of the world's calories that are provided by animal agriculture, while using ~75% of the world's farmland.

10,000

The approximate number of wild monk parakeets in Spain, brought in by the exotic animal trade and now considered an invasive species.

77%

The percentage of veterinary clinics that reported that they had more clients during the pandemic. Emergency clinics had a particular difficulty remaining fully staffed.

51%

The percentage of animal welfare policies in Canada that reported progress since 2021, which is more than the progress reported the year prior.

58

The number of fishes killed for fish meal for every individual pig slaughtered for food.

1,300+

The number of times Faunalytics original research reports were downloaded in 2022, in addition to racking up nearly 32,000 pageviews.

You can explore an archive of our past Faunalytics Indexes here.

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Author: karol orzechowski

Faunalytics' Content Director karol orzechowski is an animal advocate with a passion for blending activism and art. In addition to producing numerous investigative short films on animal issues, and co-producing the Animal Voices radio show for a number of years, karol was the director of Maximum Tolerated Dose, a full-length documentary about the psychological toll of vivisection on both animals and humans.